Academy sponsor led · Redbridge

Forest Academy

11–16Ages
749Pupils
SecondaryPhase
137692URN

Harbourer Road, Hainault, Ilford, IG6 3TN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

1.5 below Redbridge median (2.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in RedbridgeSelective

190 applications for 134 places · 17th of 17 in Redbridge

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

41.3of 90

Redbridge 54.3 England 46.0

19th of 19 in Redbridge

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 12 January 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.4applications per place, Year 7

1.5 below Redbridge median (2.9) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

190 applications · 134 places offered · 74 named it first

2026 1.4; Redbridge median median 2.9
2025 2.0; Redbridge median median 2.7
2024 1.3; Redbridge median median 2.8
2023 1.0; Redbridge median median 3.0
2022 1.0; Redbridge median median 3.1
2021 0.9; Redbridge median median 2.9
2020 1.2; Redbridge median median 3.2
2019 1.2; Redbridge median median 3.1
2018 1.3; Redbridge median median 3.0
2017 1.3; Redbridge median median 3.0
2016 1.9; Redbridge median median 3.1
2015 1.2; Redbridge median median 3.2
2014 1.0; Redbridge median median 3.6

More applications per place than the Redbridge median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Redbridge median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	134	190	1.4	74	0.55
Sep 2025	109	214	2.0	83	0.76
Sep 2024	172	225	1.3	59	0.34
Sep 2023	174	171	1.0	68	0.39
Sep 2022	176	171	1.0	60	0.34
Sep 2021	187	164	0.9	61	0.33
Sep 2020	169	204	1.2	78	0.46
Sep 2019	143	177	1.2	60	0.42
Sep 2018	135	179	1.3	66	0.49
Sep 2017	126	167	1.3	44	0.35
Sep 2016	96	183	1.9	69	0.72
Sep 2015	147	178	1.2	55	0.37
Sep 2014	165	159	1.0	49	0.30

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

165 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)41.319th of 19 in Redbridge

Redbridge 54.3 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths33%19th of 19 in Redbridge

Redbridge 62% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths51%

Redbridge 79% England 66%

This school
Redbridge median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.11

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	165	41.3	33%	51%	–
2024/25	151	42.2	37%	58%	–
2023/24	133	44.3	43%	57%	+0.11
2022/23	154	40.7	32%	51%	−0.33

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Forest AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

1.4applications per place 41.3Attainment 8
King Solomon High School
2.5 km · Redbridge

Requires improvement2024

2.0applications per place 49.5Attainment 8
Atam Academy
3.1 km · Redbridge

Good2024

3.0applications per place 52.7Attainment 8
Ilford County High School
3.2 km · Redbridge

2026

3.0applications per place 77.0Attainment 8 Selective
West Hatch High School
3.6 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

3.2applications per place 51.0Attainment 8
Oaks Park High School
3.7 km · Redbridge

Improved significantly2025

2.3applications per place 54.3Attainment 8
The Warren School
4.0 km · Barking and Dagenham

Outstanding2024

2.6applications per place 46.4Attainment 8
Caterham High School
4.1 km · Redbridge

Good2022

2.1applications per place 44.2Attainment 8
Chadwell Heath Academy
4.1 km · Redbridge

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 53.9Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 137692 · 317/4000
Trust: Beacon Multi-Academy Trust Limited
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 940 pupils · 749 on roll
Free school meals: 34.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 January 2012
Replaced: Hainault Forest High School (URN 102859)
Address: Harbourer Road, Hainault, Ilford, IG6 3TN
Local authority: Redbridge

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources